This morning I came across two significant diesel spills, firstly, all the way down the hill near our flat - completely unavoidable thanks to the narrow nature of the road. The choice was this: 1) ride right in the door zone for 300m or 2) ride slowly in a diesel slick for 300m
Then, near Blackfriars, a thick diesel slick round a corner that had spread right accross the lane and was so concentrated that the air reeked of diesel.
When I got to work I reported both to the police, who appeared to take it very seriously - it might have helped that I spoke to an officer who cycled to work and another that was a biker. What luck!
This shouldn't be happening - diesel slicks are completely preventable and totally unnecessary. They endanger the lives of everyone on two wheels.
